Addis Ababa vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$4896
🏠 One person rent
$739
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$2149
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$3956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
66
😀 Quality of life
46
98
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.71M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 38% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4519th and 1813th ($1289 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7005th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$11423

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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$1662
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$1798
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$2140
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$2297
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$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
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$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
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$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
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$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
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$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
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$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
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$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
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$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736